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Last weekend Lee and myself made our first trip to Campobello Island which is reached by the International Bridge from Lubec Maine, the North Eastern point of the State. The bridge is two lanes, one in each direction, with a border station at each end, and Lubec like several other points in Maine claims to be the place where the sun first shines each morning in the United States. So rather than extend the argument to endless boredom we go to Canada where the question becomes moot as soon as the Canadian Border Patrol says, "Welcome to Canada. Have a good trip."
This is our sixth year of camping and renting a tent cabin at Herring Cove in the Provincial Park on Campobello. This year we will make three trips to Herring Cove for around 17-18 days there. Most say that there is nothing to do once the Roosevelt compound has been visited - not true unless vacation is a time for those who must be entertained 24/7 in order to have the sense that time was well spent.
Some go to Florida or the Carribean to sit in the sun and zone out, we go north to walk the paths and trails of the southern half of the island, sit on the deck of the tent cabin and talk, have tea, read, think about what to make for supper, then we may go out with Captain Macke and Captain Robert to spot whales and birds in the bay - and so on.
We also have the wonderful opportunity to meet and talk with people who usually turn out to be a surprise in the sense that what a person looks like is rarely what they are really about as travelers in this life. The third photo down shows Kevin and Vicky, a couple from Montreal who were doing their vacation on a motorcycle vintage 1984 and kept in immaculate shape. We spent Sunday night for a few hours having them over for tea on our deck and had a delightful time with an outgoing bright and personable couple who have been together for over twenty five years. One of those not so chance meetings between people who manage to drop all judgements and simply want to get to know the person in front of them. As it turned out we found common ground for dialog almost instantly which led to sharing the desire to talk about life as well lived as we are capable of doing so. We will stay in touch and hopefully meet again soon along the way. Thank you Kevin and Vicky for our most enjoyable talks together about worthwhile things and about the one thing most important which is to enjoy the moment wherever that moment arrives. Peace and joy to the two of you, a highly visible and committed couple.
The East Quoddy lighthouse on the Northern tip of Campobello taken from a boat in the entrance to Cobscook Bay.
The air filled with heat shimmer
hiding all detail of the beacon guiding us to home port,
is the metaphor for our own return to the Home
from which we traveled to this life at our beginning here.
On a seaweed covered rock off Campobello,
the seals wondered who were these
strange creatures in the boat invading
their sacred space with a camera and curiosity.
Kevin and Vicky from the distant land of Montreal, Canada.
Sharing a trip together,
sharing a life together,
one and the same journey
of unflinching committment.
Mulholland Point Lighthouse
against the backdrop of Lubec, Maine
Sunset brings that most special light -
calming the heart and soft to the eyes;
God's Gift to those who wait for
The Light that enters to brighten dark corners
in every willing heart that stops to look and "see"
Lubec, Maine at sunset.
The bridge to morning's adventures.
Into the Mystic
the day brings what it will.
"This is the day the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and be glad in it."
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A little humor:
Until next week, Peace,
Bill Lagerstrom
